Table 6 Number (%) of subjects receiving at least one treatment following CANMAT guidelines by type and dosage of medication, by clinical and sociodemographic factors
Variable | At least one treatment concordant with guidelines N (%) | N | Degree of freedom | Χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Man | 26 (66.7%) | 39 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.81 |
  Woman | 51 (68.9%) | 74 |  |  |  |
Previous hospitalizations | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 41 (77.4%) | 53 | 1 | 3.91 | 0.05 |
  No | 36 (60.0%) | 60 |  |  |  |
Type of bipolar disorder | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Type I | 24 (75.0%) | 32 | 1 | 0.97 | 0.32 |
  Type II | 53 (65.4%) | 81 |  |  |  |
Nature of the current mood episode | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Hypomanic | 8 (32.0%) | 25 |  |  |  |
  Depressive | 58 (89.2%) | 65 | 2 | 32.7 | 0.001 |
  Euthymic | 11 (47.8%) | 23 |  |  |  |
Comorbid anxiety disorder (current) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Present | 19 (67.9%) | 28 | 1 | 0.001 | 0.97 |
  Absent | 58 (68.2%) | 85 |  |  |  |
Comorbid substance use disorder (current) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Present | 15 (53.6%) | 28 | 1 | 3.64 | 0.06 |
  Absent | 62 (72.9%) | 85 |  |  |  |
Variable | Mean (SD) | N | Â | t-test | P |
Age (mean ± SD) |  |  |  |  |  |
Treatment – concordant | 39.8 ± 11.3 | 77 | 1 | 1.58 | 0.18 |
Treatment – not concordant | 36.3 ± 10.7 | 36 |  |  |  |
Age at onset (mean ± SD) |  |  |  |  |  |
Treatment – concordant | 22.4 ± 8.0 | 77 | 1 | 1.72 | 0.09 |
Treatment – not concordant | 25.5 ± 9.0 | 36 |  |  |  |